Neng Yang

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Neng Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Neng Yang has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Neng Yang's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (4 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (3 papers). Neng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (4 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (3 papers). Neng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Neng Yang's co-authors include Kensaku Mizuno, Kazumasa Ohashi, Kyoko Nagata, Osamu Higuchi, Eisuke Nishida, Atsushi Wada, Kenji Kangawa, Zhong‐Qin Liang, Shuh Narumiya and Jiro Toshima and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Neng Yang

30 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Cofilin phosphorylation by LIM-kinase 1 and its role in Rac-mediated actin reorganization

1998 1.1k citations Neng Yang, Osamu Higuchi et al. Nature profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Neng Yang China	18	1.1k	833	311	311	235	31	2.1k
Emilia Turco Italy	27	1.7k 1.5×	632 0.8×	218 0.7×	374 1.2×	426 1.8×	67	2.6k
Kirsi Riento United Kingdom	18	2.1k 1.9×	1.3k 1.6×	265 0.9×	221 0.7×	310 1.3×	26	3.1k
Antje Gohla Germany	22	1.4k 1.3×	515 0.6×	318 1.0×	217 0.7×	157 0.7×	37	2.2k
Jun Noritake Japan	13	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.6×	446 1.4×	196 0.6×	236 1.0×	21	2.5k
Céline DerMardirossian United States	20	1.5k 1.3×	932 1.1×	191 0.6×	241 0.8×	216 0.9×	28	2.3k
Francesc Miralles United Kingdom	24	1.8k 1.6×	739 0.9×	145 0.5×	230 0.7×	233 1.0×	36	2.6k
Jeannette Kunz Kazakhstan	24	3.0k 2.7×	1.2k 1.4×	402 1.3×	196 0.6×	318 1.4×	40	4.0k
Kazuko Fujisawa Japan	15	2.2k 2.0×	1.2k 1.4×	537 1.7×	222 0.7×	278 1.2×	16	3.0k
Karin Sadoul France	26	1.9k 1.7×	774 0.9×	256 0.8×	110 0.4×	309 1.3×	43	2.6k
Maria Cristina Gagliani Italy	18	1.5k 1.3×	529 0.6×	409 1.3×	168 0.5×	166 0.7×	40	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neng Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Neng, et al.. (2025). RUNX1 promotes proliferation of cervical cancer through TGFB2-MAPK pathway. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 497–497. 1 indexed citations

He, Xiong Zhao, et al.. (2024). Defence functions of mucus secreted from the larval body surface of the moth Phauda flammans. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 172(8). 730–737.

Dou, Yin, Neng Yang, Li Deng, et al.. (2023). Genome editing mRNA nanotherapies inhibit cervical cancer progression and regulate the immunosuppressive microenvironment for adoptive T-cell therapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 360. 496–513. 22 indexed citations

Zhang, Hai‐Tao, et al.. (2023). Graph-Based Root Cause Localization in Microservice Systems with Protection Mechanisms. International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering. 33(8). 1211–1238. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Zhen, Chen Xu, Tongjian Cai, et al.. (2021). Short-term ambient nitrogen dioxide exposure is associated with increased risk of spontaneous abortion: A hospital-based study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 224. 112633–112633. 11 indexed citations

Liang, Zhen, Neng Yang, Zeyu Yang, et al.. (2021). Tandem CAR-T cells targeting FOLR1 and MSLN enhance the antitumor effects in ovarian cancer. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 17(15). 4365–4376. 40 indexed citations

Yang, Neng, et al.. (2020). Novel biallelic variants in COL7A1 cause recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 8(8). e1347–e1347. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Neng, Mengyue Chen, Yanzhou Wang, et al.. (2020). Gene Targeting of HPV18 E6 and E7 Synchronously by Nonviral Transfection of CRISPR/Cas9 System in Cervical Cancer. Human Gene Therapy. 31(5-6). 297–308. 28 indexed citations

Yang, Neng, Qi Zhang, & Xiaolei Bi. (2020). MiRNA-96 accelerates the malignant progression of ovarian cancer via targeting FOXO3a.. PubMed. 24(1). 65–73. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Neng, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of cathepsin L sensitizes human glioma cells to ionizing radiation in vitro through NF-κB signaling pathway. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 36(3). 400–410. 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Neng, et al.. (2015). Immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: current concepts and clinical trials. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 49(5). 1324–1333. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qingqing, Wenjuan Wang, Jun Li, et al.. (2015). Cathepsin L suppression increases the radiosensitivity of human glioma U251 cells via G2/M cell cycle arrest and DNA damage. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 36(9). 1113–1125. 30 indexed citations

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Guzmán, Mónica L., Neng Yang, Krishan K. Sharma, et al.. (2014). Selective Activity of the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor AR-42 against Leukemia Stem Cells: A Novel Potential Strategy in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 13(8). 1979–1990. 45 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenjuan, Linmei Long, Neng Yang, et al.. (2013). NVP-BEZ235, a novel dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor, enhances the radiosensitivity of human glioma stem cells in vitro. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 34(5). 681–690. 81 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Wenzhuo, Linmei Long, Bingxin Zheng, et al.. (2011). Curcumin promotes differentiation of glioma‐initiating cells by inducing autophagy. Cancer Science. 103(4). 684–690. 158 indexed citations

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Jourquin, Jérôme, et al.. (2005). Dispersal of epithelial cancer cell colonies by lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). Journal of Cellular Physiology. 206(2). 337–346. 21 indexed citations

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Hintermann, Edith, Neng Yang, Deirdre O’Sullivan, Jonathan M.G. Higgins, & Vito Quaranta. (2004). Integrin α6β4-erbB2 Complex Inhibits Haptotaxis by Up-regulating E-cadherin Cell-Cell Junctions in Keratinocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(9). 8004–8015. 33 indexed citations

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Toshima, Jiro, et al.. (2001). Cofilin Phosphorylation by Protein Kinase Testicular Protein Kinase 1 and Its Role in Integrin-mediated Actin Reorganization and Focal Adhesion Formation. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(4). 1131–1145. 229 indexed citations

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Yang, Neng, Osamu Higuchi, Kazumasa Ohashi, et al.. (1998). Cofilin phosphorylation by LIM-kinase 1 and its role in Rac-mediated actin reorganization. Nature. 393(6687). 809–812. 1074 indexed citations breakdown →

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Higuchi, Osamu, et al.. (1997). Inhibition of activated Ras-induced neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells by the LIM domain of LIM-kinase 1. Oncogene. 14(15). 1819–1825. 18 indexed citations

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